On September 19 in the seventh year of the Great Ming Dynasty (AD 1627), the last part of Zhu Youxiao's "Jiuyu" ceremony was held in the Jiyan Hall, and the funeral was presided over by the British public Zhang Wei.
The coffin of Zhu Youxiao stood quietly in the nave, and the handsome and young black-and-white portrait was leaning against the big head of the coffin.
First, the Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao pay homage to the coffin, then Sangu and Sangong, then the ancestors’ mansion, Zongzheng, Zuo Zongzheng, Zuo Dudu, Zuo Zongren, then Liu Bu Shang Shu, Zuo Shi Lang, and then It was other officials of the capital that paid the homage, and finally the representatives of the thirteen divisions from the two capitals to the capital visited the shrine.
Zhu Youjian does not have a male child. Zhu Youjian repaid the gift as his younger brother and Zhang Yan as a family member, but their identities were all too high, and they did not kneel under the banquets, but stood behind the coffins, separated from each other. The curtain bowed in return.
After all the people visited, the officials of the Ministry of Rites fired fifteen cannons, indicating that Zhu Youxiao was the fifteenth emperor of Ming Dynasty.
At the end of the day, Zhu Youxiao’s coffin was carried on the hearse. Amidst the sound of crying and seeing off, the hearse slowly left several feast halls, drove to the palace gate, and drove towards the imperial mausoleum.
Zhang Yan cried so hard that she fainted the moment the hearse left.
Even if Zhang Yan is sober, as a woman, she cannot go with the coffin and watch Zhu Youxiao's burial with her own eyes. She can only stay in the banquet halls blankly. The moment the coffin leaves the banquet halls is the farewell between her and her husband...
At the end of the funeral, the whole country stopped all activities to worship Zhu Youxiao, and the country was on a normal track at the same time.
On September 22, Zhu Youjian summoned Cui Chengxiu, Li Chunye, and Wang Yongguang, the three masters of the Ministry of War in Beijing. The four of them had a close conversation. At noon, Zhu Youjian gave a banquet at Qianqing Palace until dusk, Cui Chengxiu, Li Chunye, and Wang Yongguang. The three people left the Palace of the Qing Dynasty.
On October 1, Zhu Youjian convened the first official North Korean meeting.
Cui Chengxiu, Li Chunye, and Wang Yongguang jointly presented a "Daming Army Reform Plan".
The "Daming Army Reform Plan" has been printed in several copies and distributed in the court hall to the main officials participating in the DPRK meeting. The main contents of the "Daming Army Reform Plan" are as follows:
1. Abolish the three major battalions of the capital and reorganize the new army;
2. The new army takes the squad as the basic unit, with ten people per squad, and a squad leader. Three squads form one platoon and three platoon groups.
Form a company, three companies form a battalion, three battalions form a regiment, three regiments form a brigade, three brigades form a division, and three divisions form an army.
Each army has 33,000 to 38,000 men.
There is one officer above the battalion, one deputy chief, and one staff officer.
The third and fourth military camps were reorganized into the First Army of the New Army, commander Yuan Chonghuan, under the jurisdiction of the first division, commander Li Hongjun; the second division, commander Ning Xianlong; and the third division, commander Liu Yusuo.
The Siyong Battalion was reorganized into the Second Army of the New Army, commander Du Wenhuan.
The Siwei Battalion was reorganized into the Third Army of the New Army, commander Yu Chongxiao.
The Shenji Battalion was reorganized into the Fourth Army of the New Army (Commander Hong Chengchou), the Fifth Army (Commander Shen Xiyi), and the Sixth Army (Commander Chen Youjie).
All the above armies are equipped with firearms. From now on, learn the use of firearms for a period of five months.
Each army is equipped with artillery regiments directly under the military headquarters.
The 3,000 battalion was reorganized into the seventh and eighth armies of the new army.
The Seventh Army and the Eighth Army each have three cavalry divisions. They are basically not equipped with firearms, but are equipped with the sharpest swords and the sharpest horses of Ming Dynasty. They will be reorganized from now on for a period of three months.
Fourth, the emperor’s direct army 16 guards, except for Jin Yiwei, were reorganized into the Royal First Army and the Royal Second Army.
The commander of the Royal First Army is the former Siwuying Special Forces Captain Wang Mujiu, and the commander of the Royal Second Army is the former Commander Li Yuanting of King Wuyou.
5. After the rectification of firearms and soldiers of the armies of the capital division is completed, the army of the local guards will be rectified in turn.
Sixth, the formation of the Ming Navy.
Immediately use Dengzhou as the home port to form the North Sea Fleet, which is attached to the First, Second, and Third Marine Divisions.
Gradually set up the South China Sea Fleet with Guangzhou as the home port.
7. The military pay of each new army is directly allocated to the Ministry of War by the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War is paid in full according to the actual situation of the reorganized troops.
8. The military song of the Ming Dynasty is "Jing Loyalty and Serve the Country", and the military flag is the sun and moon flag with blue background, red sun and yellow moon.
The reform of the army is no less than a blockbuster in the imperial court, but Zhu Youjian is the new ruler in the beginning, and some big moves are inevitable.
The vast majority of ministers have not served in the Ministry of Defense, and they will not be able to see the pros and cons of military reform for a while. They all interpreted it from a political perspective.
"Your Majesty, after the change, the capital's new army reached more than 300,000, and the Ministry of Households was unable to provide sufficient military pay in any case." Li Qiyuan, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, was first opposed. He started from the actual situation of the Ministry of Households of the Ming Dynasty. Private opinion.
"Master Li, the new army of the capital is just a reorganization of the original army and a new title. The number hasn't increased. Why did the Ministry of Households issue military salaries, but now they can't?" Li Chunye has long been a staunch supporter of Zhu Youjian.
"This..." Li Qiyuan was beaten at seven inches. Originally, the capital's army claimed to be 300,000, but the levy was serious, and it was actually less than 60% of the paper. Now he is in the court, how can Li Qiyuan say it
Cui Chengxiu could not help but gloat when he saw Li Qiyuan deflated: "The reform of the army is the result of your majesty and the Ministry of War to rectify their armaments and improve the combat effectiveness of the army. Anyone with a little military knowledge can see that if you oppose the reform of the army, you are opposed to the Ministry of War and your Majesty. "
Cui Chengxiu had buckled off a hat against her majesty so early, and no one said a word, and the court fell into silence for a while.
"All Aiqing, let's interpret it one by one, and see if there are any areas that need improvement." Zhu Youjian began to secretly change the concept. The "Daming Army Reform Plan" is a whole, a single item, and the ministers. They don’t matter.
When Zhu Youjian saw that the ministers were silent, he said to Cui Chengxiu, "Cui Aiqing, you can interpret it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." When the dynasty was reused by Zhu Youjian, Cui Chengxiu felt honorable. "This first rule is to abolish the three major battalions of the capital and reorganize the new army. Do you have any objections?"
All the officials knew that after Zhu Youjian went to the Fenwu Camp and the Siwu Camp, the combat effectiveness of the army was greatly improved without increasing the military salary. Although they faintly felt that it was wrong, for a while, it was Unable to put forward legal opinions.
"Well, since there is no objection, this first one, pass." Cui Chengxiu didn't give the ministers more time to think. "The second one, everyone, look at it, is there something wrong?"
The second is that the army changes its structure, and it has nothing to do with other ministers.
"The second, yes, the third?" Chaotang only had Cui Chengxiu's voice.
The third is the commander of the army. Except for the three commanders of the first division who are Zhu Youjian, the rest of the officers are basically Donglin Party members. This is also in the same line as the original military pattern of Ming.
The Donglin Party members will not expel their own people from the army, and the eunuch members can also accept such a result, and there is also Cui Chengxiu jumping up and down.
"Article three, yes, article four?"
This is Zhu Youjian's reorganization of his own army. It can be said that this is Zhu Youjian's personal affair. The two army commanders are both of Zhu Youjian's cronies. They are not affiliated with either party, and neither party will touch Zhu Youjian. Check the brows.
"Article four, yes, article five?"
"Your Majesty, the local health station should be rectified?" Although Guo Yunhou is a member of the Eunuch Party and is unwilling to sweep Cui Chengxiu's face, the current finances of the household department have been exhausted. Once the emperor wants to rectify the local health station, the household department must allocate Military pay, now the army of the local guard station, the household department will not allocate military pay at all, but let them fend for themselves.
"Master Guo is worried about the military pay?" Wang Yongguang, who has not spoken all the time, took the conversation: "Master Guo can rest assured that when the Ministry of Household cannot increase its income, and when the Ministry of Household cannot afford to pay for the military expenses, the army of the local health post , Will not be rectified for the time being."
"Your Majesty, such ministers can rest assured." Guo Yunhou withdrew to his position.
Cui Chengxiu didn't wait for others to ask questions, and hurriedly announced: "Article 5, pass, Article 6?"
"Your Majesty, why did Daming want to form a navy?" Xue Fengxiang knew that the navy was expensive. In the years of his ancestors, Daming’s navy Yang Weinanyang, but at that time it was piled up with silver, and now Daming is dying, and even the army’s salary cannot be paid. , Let alone support a huge fleet.
"This..." When both Cui Chengxiu and Wang Yongguang were summoned by Zhu Youjian, they heard Zhu Youjian say that they would form a navy. They were taken by Zhu Youjian and the Emperor Wei reluctantly agreed. As for why the money was wasted, they also said No reason.
"As you can know, Daming has four navy divisions, which are stationed in Tianjin, Dengzhou, Fujian, and Guangdong. The North Sea Fleet only merged the Tianjin Navy and Dengzhou Navy." Li Chunye also learned to fudge, "The South China Sea will be formed in the future. The fleet just merged the Fujian Navy and Guangdong Navy to facilitate unified management."
"So that's the case." The ministers thought that Zhu Youjian was taking the opportunity to monopolize the military power. Anyway, the country is his own, and he has no intention of rebelling. Since several Shangshu of the Ministry of War are not opposed, let him go for it!
Seeing the ministers whispered, Cui Chengxiu hurriedly declared that Article 6 was passed and discussed Article 7 again.
The seventh is the issue of disbursement of military pay.
Originally, the Ming’s military pay was directly distributed to the army by the Ministry of Households. Now the financial resources of the Ministry of Households are exhausted and the military pay is severely inadequate. The local guards have complained, and they have targeted the Ministry of Households. It is the emperor. When looking for a scapegoat, he is also taking the household Ministry accountability.
If the military salary is changed to the Ministry of War and directly distributed to the various armies, then when the military payment is insufficient, the Ministry of Households can still wrestle with the Ministry of War. At least when the responsibility is investigated, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households shall bear the responsibility together.
Few Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, few of them agreed, praising the benefits of military reform in unison.
Zhu Youjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Whoever pays the army will gain direct control of the army. He was worried that the situation of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War for control of the army did not appear.
The last one is only symbolic.
As a military song, "Faithful to the Country" has long been promoted in Siwu Camps and military academies, and it is now only confirmed in the form of laws and regulations.
As for the military flag, no one has seen it before, and it will definitely not harm the actual interests of any minister in the court.